1. The Celtics eight-game win streak came to an end in Detroit, as the Pistons snapped a six-game slide of their own. Looking at it like that makes it seem worse than it really was. Boston simply hit a bump in the road on the second night of a back-to-back, with travel. Having flown 14 consecutive times prior to games seemed to catch up to the Celtics, as they looked like they had heavy legs and tired brains throughout the game.
Detroit isn’t as bad as a six-game losing streak would suggest. And Boston wasn’t going to rip off a 62-game run to end the season.